Steelmaking Analyses

SteelOrbis provides the latest flats and slab prices and price trends via the flats and slab price reports and market analyses listed below. These flats and slab price reports are derived from actual flats and slab market transactions and they can also be viewed on a weekly basis by using the archive drop-down tool below.

05 Sep

India’s AMNS takes lead in hiking flat steel base prices for September

05 Sep

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

05 Sep

Shagang Group cuts local HRC prices by $14/mt for September

04 Sep

Local Indian CRC prices resume rises amid strong auto sector performance

01 Sep

Free Global View on HRC: Chinese suppliers still aggressive globally, some suppliers remain positive 

01 Sep

CRC and coated trade in Europe still slack amid summer lull

01 Sep

Chinese domestic PPGI prices indicate slight rises

01 Sep

Vietnamese HRC buyers secure cheap ex-China bookings, other suppliers on sidelines

29 Aug

Chinese HRC mills keep export offers stable, but smaller mills and traders still push volumes at discounts

29 Aug

India books significant volumes of Asian HRC, limiting local price upside potential

29 Aug

Ex-China stainless steel prices decline

28 Aug

Local Indian CRC prices stable on robust bookings received by rerollers

28 Aug

Ex-China steel plate prices move sideways

25 Aug

Turkey finally regains interest in ex-China HRC

25 Aug

China active in HRC exports, apart from traditional sales to Asia business picks up in Middle East and India

25 Aug

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge up slightly

24 Aug

HRC market still calm in EU, mills target rises in September, but sustainability questionable

24 Aug

Turkish flats HRS spot prices remain stable while CRS prices soften

23 Aug

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly move up

23 Aug

Emirati HRC buyers hesitate to restock as local market quite dismal

22 Aug

Ex-India HRC prices unchanged as mills focus on higher sales realizations in local market

21 Aug

Local Indian HRC prices stable, positive outlook amid expected base price hikes by mills

21 Aug

Local Indian CRC prices stable, outlook positive

18 Aug

Free Global View on HRC: Prices mainly stable in most regions but moods keep worsening in Asia

18 Aug

Local and import plate prices mainly soften in Turkey

18 Aug

Chinese domestic PPGI prices move sideways

17 Aug

Ex-India HDG prices hiked aggressively with mills facing tight supplies of intermediattes

16 Aug

Local Chinese stainless steel prices follow upward trend

16 Aug

Russian domestic flats offers adjusted in local currency

16 Aug

Global slab market subdued, prices relatively stable in latest deals

16 Aug

UAE’s HRC market still sluggish but offers from ex-China begin to fall

15 Aug

Turkish HRC mills get temporary breather in pricing, after rather active export sales

15 Aug

Indian HRC exporters refuse to cut prices in line with China

15 Aug

Ex-China stainless steel prices edge up

14 Aug

Formosa’s new local HRC prices hiked more than expected, increasing gap with imports by more than $45/mt

14 Aug

Local Indian CRC prices edge up on robust bookings received by re-rollers

14 Aug

Local Indian HRC trade prices inch up, sentiments mixed

11 Aug

Free Global View on HRC: Business still dull in most regions, mood worsens in Asia amid China’s slump

11 Aug

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge up slightly

11 Aug

Baosteel raises local HRC prices by RMB 100/mt for September

10 Aug

EU HRC market still slow due to summer lull

09 Aug

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly stable, with some slight downticks

09 Aug

Negative mood prevails in Vietnam’s HRC import market as Chinese prices fall further

08 Aug

Ex-China stainless steel prices remain stable

08 Aug

Ex-India HRC allocation limited, sellers target higher prices with only occasional success

07 Aug

Local Indian HRC trade prices inch up, correction seen round the corner

07 Aug

Ex-China steel plate prices edge down following drops in local and futures markets

07 Aug

Local Indian CRC prices rise amid base price hike, strong restocking by users

04 Aug

Chinese domestic PPGI prices move sideways

04 Aug

Ex-China HDG offers continue to rise though local prices fall

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